I am almost skeptical of these stories, but was less so this time, given the picture of Kyle Wood. He is not the first person to have staged such a crime and is perhaps the first gay Republican to have perpetrated such a hoax. Perhaps, he sought to draw attention to the prejudice we gay Republicans face because of or heterodox (at least in the gay community) opinions.

But, he only succeeded in casting doubt on that prejudice.

It has been four days since gay Republican Kyle Wood was beaten at his home — after an anti-gay and other slurs were spray-painted on his car. And these are what searches of HRC’s and GLAAD’s web-sites yield:

Both outfits did make space to bash Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

Why the Human Rights Campaign uses an equals sign is beyond me. Rather than equality for all people it seems you’re not equal unless you are part of the Democrat Party. There nothing democratic about that!

He’s opened himself to both a libel suit and criminal charges (false reporting of a crime). A spokesman for Mark Pocan’s campaign is saying that they’re in consultation with an attorney and considering suing for libel.